The New Year’s Intertitle

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From AN EASTERN WESTERNER, starring Harold Lloyd, directed by Hal Roach. The shimmie (or shimmy) was considered a highly salacious dance, which is why everyone thought it was cute when four-year-old Jackie Coogan did it on stage. More innocent times, etc…

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3 Responses to “The New Year’s Intertitle”

DBenson Says:
January 2, 2017 at 3:50 am

How to shimmy, courtesy of Jerome Kern. The singer’s real name is Lea Thompson (the mom in “Back to the Future”):

As for salacious children:

Baby Rose Marie grew up to be the sharp-tongued “Sally” on the original “Dick Van Dyke Show”, where she’d still sing from time to time. And at last report she’s still around, doing cartoon voices.
dcairns Says:
January 2, 2017 at 3:31 pm

Pretty scary. The “filmed off a TV set” wobble adds Lynchian menace.
kevin mummery Says:
January 4, 2017 at 9:17 am

After that shimmy stunt I want to see someone limbo under a rug.